Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists

Philosophy and the Spontaneous Philosophy of the Scientists:And Other Essays

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Collected here are Althusser’s most significant philosophical writings from 1965 to 1978

Intended to contribute, in his own words, to a “left-wing critique of Stalinism that would help put some substance back into the revolutionary project here in the West,” they are the record of a shared history. At the same time they chart Althusser’s critique of the theoretical system unveiled in his own major works, and his developing practice of philosophy as a “revolutionary weapon.” Attesting to the unique place which Althusser has occupied in modern intellectual history—between a tradition of Marxism which he sought to reconstruct, and a “post-Marxism” which has eclipsed its predecessor—these texts are indispensable reading.

Reviews

  • Louis Althusser influenced so many discourses, actions and existences by the radiant and provocative force of his thought.

    Jacques Derrida (in praise of Louis Althusser)
  • One reads him with excitement. There is no mystery about his capacity to inspire the intelligent young.

    Eric Hobsbawm (in praise of Louis Althusser)